Legal Opinion
James E. Niehus and Denise Niehus, Cross-Appellants v. Vince Liberio and Frank Vittorio, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 1992No. 91-1534, 91-1635PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
James Niehus was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and brought to a police station in Berkeley, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He got into an argument with the police, and a fight ensued in the course of which — he testified — officers Liberio and Vittorio kicked him in the face, breaking his left cheekbone, as a consequence of which he suffered brain damage that has caused significant although not totally disabling mental and emotional injury. He sued the officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, charging that they had used excessive force against him in violation of his…
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